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This guide provides a wealth of user-friendly assistance to SMEs interested in developing business with the US, particularly with respect to the US trade regime by examining its import and other related regulations, as well as marketing and setting up a business in the US. It covers topics such as quotas, import licensing and import restrictions, scheme of customs tariffs, trade measures with respect to anti-dumping, safeguard and IPR issues, customs clearance procedures, payment methods, export controls and dispute settlement, taxes and business insurance, and visa and immigration issues

Guide to Doing Business with US



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This guide provides a wealth of user-friendly assistance to SMEs interested in developing business with the US, particularly with respect to the US trade regime by examining its import and other related regulations, as well as marketing and setting up a business in the US. Its contents cover quotas, import licensing and import restrictions, scheme of customs tariffs, trade measures with respect to anti-dumping, safeguard and IPR issues, customs clearnace procedures, payment methods, export controls and dispute settlements, taxes and business insurance, visa and immigration issues, etc.

 

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  1.1 Formulation and Execution of US Trade Policy
  1.2 The Role of Congress
  1.3 The Role of the Administration
  1.4 The Role of the Courts
     
     
  2.1 Quotas and Import Licensing
  2.2 Sanitary and Hygienic Measures
  2.3 Product Safety
  2.4 Environmental Protection and Energy Conservation
  2.5 Other Miscellaneous Restrictions and Standards
     
     
  3.1 Tariff Classification and the HTSUS
  3.2 Duty Rates
  3.3 Rules of Origin
  3.4 Preferences under Unilateral Programmes
  3.5 Preferences under Free Trade Agreements
  3.6 Preferences by Political Association
     
     
  4.1 Anti-dumping Duties and Countervailing Duties
  4.2 Safeguards
  4.3 IPR Issues
   
     
  5.1 Marking and Labelling
  5.2 Special Labelling and Marking Requirements
  5.3 Packing
  5.4 Shipping
  5.5 Marine and Air Insurance
  5.6 Cargo Security
     
     
  6.1 Entry Process
  6.2 Right to Make Entry
  6.3 Invoices
  6.4 Clearance Procedures
  6.5 Payment of Duties
  6.6 Ports of Entry by State
  6.7 Regulations on Postal and Sample Shipments
     
     
  7.1 Payment Methods of Goods
  7.2 Export Controls
  7.3 Dispute Settlement
     
     
  8.1 Appointing US Sales Agents/Representatives
  8.2 Establishing a US Sales Office/Subsidiary
     
     
  9.1 Types of Business Organisations
  9.2 Incorporating a Business
  9.3 Setting up an Online Business
     
     
  10.1 Taxes
  10.2 Business Insurance
     
     
  11.1 Employment Procedures
  11.2 Employment Regulations and Employer Obligations
     
     
  12.1 US Visas
  12.2 Working Permits
     
     
  13.1 Trade Shows
  13.2 Trade Magazine Advertising
  13.3 TV Advertising
  13.4 Internet Promotion
     
     
  14.1 US Departments, Agencies, Offices and Bureaus
  14.2 Trade Laws and Regulations
  14.3 Sources of Trade Data
  14.4 CBP Field Operations Offices
  14.5 Useful Contacts in Hong Kong
  14.6 TDC Offices in the US